Forrester 2026 Budget Planning Guide and BlackHat 2025 Interviews – Jess Burn, Danny Jenkins, Matt Muller – BSW #412
With volatility now the norm, security and risk leaders need practical guidance on managing existing spending and new budgetary necessities. Where should they look?
Jess Burn, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss Forrester's Budget Planning Guide 2026: Security And Risk. This data-and-insights-driven report provides spending benchmarks and recommendations that will help you budget for an unpredictable near term while enabling the business and mitigating the most critical risks facing your organization. If you're preparing your 2026 budgets, don't miss this interview where you'll learn where to invest, divest, and experiment.
From the buzzing floors of BlackHat 2025 in Las Vegas, CyberRisk TV brings you an exclusive sit-down with Danny Jenkins, CEO & Co-Founder of ThreatLocker. In this high-energy interview, host Doug White dives deep into the real-world challenges of FedRAMP compliance, the million-dollar prep lessons, and the critical importance of secure configurations.
Danny shares unfiltered insights into Defense Against Misconfigurations — ThreatLocker’s new approach that helps organizations lock down endpoints, enforce application control, and spot hidden risks before attackers do. From Russian-made 7Zip to Chinese coupon clippers lurking in browsers, the conversation reveals shocking examples of threats hiding in plain sight.
Whether you’re a cybersecurity pro, IT leader, or compliance specialist, this interview offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the pain, process, and payoff of operating at the highest security standards in the industry.
This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/threatlockerbh to learn more about them!
Live from the CyberRisk TV studio at Black Hat 2025 in Las Vegas, host Matt Alderman sits down with Matt Muller, Field CISO at Tines, for a deep-dive into how Security Operations Centers must evolve. From blowing up the outdated tier system to empowering junior analysts with AI, this conversation uncovers the real strategies driving next-gen cyber defense.
Muller explains why traditional SOC models create burnout, how AI can flatten team structures, and why measuring the right metrics—like Mean Time to Detect—is critical for success. They tackle the balance of human + AI orchestration, the security challenges of non-human identities, and how to rethink access controls for a machine-augmented future.
If you care about SOC transformation, AI-driven security workflows, and cyber resilience at scale, this is the conversation you can’t afford to miss. Watch until the end for practical insights you can start applying today in your own security operations.
This segment is sponsored by Tines. Visit https://securityweekly.com/tinesbh to learn more about them!
Jess is a principal analyst at Forrester serving security and risk professionals. She contributes to Forrester’s research on the role of the CISO with a focus on security talent management. Additionally, Jess covers incident response and crisis management, and email and collaboration security. Prior to her analyst role, Jess spent eight years as a principal advisor on Forrester’s Security & Risk Council. In this role, she was a trusted partner to a network of CISOs and security leaders bringing them together to share insights and best practices to tackle common challenges.
Danny Jenkins is the CEO and Co-Founder of ThreatLocker, a cybersecurity company specializing in Zero Trust endpoint protection solutions. With over two decades of experience in building and securing corporate networks, including red and blue team operations, Jenkins is a recognized authority in the cybersecurity industry. He is dedicated to advancing cybersecurity awareness and frequently speaks on topics such as ransomware and the Zero Trust approach. Jenkins began his cybersecurity career in 1997 as an ethical hacker. His early career experiences reinforced the importance of proactive, robust cybersecurity measures.
Matt Muller is an accomplished security leader with over a decade of hands-on experience in cybersecurity. Currently serving as Field CISO at Tines, Matt leverages his deep understanding of security operations and product leadership to shape product and cybersecurity strategies. His extensive background, which includes leadership roles at Coinbase and Material Security, enables him to offer strategic guidance to clients on how to integrate security automation, orchestration, and AI into their organizations, driving stronger defenses and innovation in the rapidly evolving security landscape.
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